The Ice Coven

WINNER OF THE GLASS KEY AWARD 2023 FOR THE LAST GRUDGE

The chilling new Scandinavian thriller from a New York Times bestselling author, perfect for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo.

Praise for Max Seeck:

'Finland's answer to Jo Nesbo' Sunday Times

'Relentlessly tense' Wall Street Journal

'One of the best books I have read. Ever' Emilie Schepp

Are you ready for the darkest case of Jessica Niemi's career?

A young woman's corpse washes up on a near-frozen beach.

Then, two famous Instagram influencers go missing.

All three have ties to a cult, famous for their cruel and violent worship.

But before Jessica can save the girls, an old enemy emerges and threatens to destroy her.

Soon, she is hunting for much more than just the truth . . .

Praise for The Witch Hunter:

'Short, sharp, present-tense chapters add to its relentless tension and a resolution as bleak as anything Poe might have conjured' - Wall St Journal

'If you only read one Nordic noir novel this autumn, make it The Witch Hunter' - Culture Fly

'[A] riveting, multi-layered debut, blending masterful police procedural with a chilling exploration of the occult' - Sara Blaedel #1 International Bestselling Author

'One of the best books I have read. Ever' - Emelie Schepp, author of Slowly We Die

'Exceptional story, exceptional characters, exceptional writing, and shocking twists exceptional everything' - Chris Mooney, author of Blood World

'A disturbing tale of murder and madness' - Kirkus Reviews

'A rich, intensely suspenseful thriller' - Booklist Starred Review

'A riveting procedural with a deliciously creepy undertone' - Publishers Weekly Starred Review

“PRAISE FOR THE WITCH HUNTER : ' The Witch Hunter , translated with icy precision by Kristian London, is written in short, sharp, present-tense chapters, a technique which adds to its relentless tension ... Discovering the how and why of [the case] brings a resolution as bleak as anything Poe might have conjured' Wall Street Journal . 'A rich, intensely suspenseful thriller' Booklist Starred Review. 'Seeck imbues this riveting procedural with a deliciously creepy undertone. Readers will be excited to see what Seeck does next' Publishers Weekly Starred Review. 'One of the best books I have ever read' Emilie Schepp, author of Slowly We Die . 'Seeck's riveting, multi-layered debut, blending masterful police procedural with a chilling exploration of the occult, kept me up all night, devouring it in one amazing gulp'”

PRAISE FOR THE WITCH HUNTER:
'The Witch Hunter, translated with icy precision by Kristian London, is written in short, sharp, present-tense chapters, a technique which adds to its relentless tension. Flashbacks to earlier episodes in Jessica's life suggest that the strangeness currently unfolding is tied to her personal history. Discovering the how and why of it brings a resolution as bleak as anything Poe might have conjured' Wall Street Journal.
'If you only read one Nordic noir novel this autumn, make it The Witch Hunter – a chilling female-led thriller that will please fans of Lisbeth Salander and Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy' CultureFly.
'Seeck's riveting, multi-layered debut, blending masterful police procedural with a chilling exploration of the occult, kept me up all night, devouring it in one amazing gulp, and checking under the bed' Sara Blaedel, #1 international bestselling author.
'One of the best books I have ever read. Ever. Absolutely thrilling, well-written, and oh-so-hard to put down' Emilie Schepp, author of Slowly We Die.
'The Witch Hunter is everything I wish for in a thriller: exceptional story, exceptional characters, exceptional writing, and shocking twists – exceptional everything. I loved this book, and you will too' Chris Mooney, author of Blood World.
'One twist follows another ... Seeck imbues this riveting procedural with a deliciously creepy undertone' Publishers Weekly.
'Dark and intricate ... Vividly cinematic and impactful. Seeck has an uncanny ability to unspool reveals at just the right pace to get the reader's heart pounding as they make the connection at the same moment as the detective on page' Booklist.
'A disturbing tale of murder and madness' Kirkus Reviews

Max Seeck is a bestselling Finnish novelist, widely hailed as the leading light of a new generation of Nordic crime writers. He lives in Helsinki.

Picking up six months after the brutal final scenes of the first book, The Ice Coven follows Detective Jessica Niemi and her colleagues as they trace the disappearance of two popular social media influencers. Investigator Jessica Niemi is in a race against time in this electrifying novel from the New York Times -bestselling author of The Witch Hunter . A young woman's corpse washes up on a near-frozen Helsinki beach, dressed in a manga costume. At the same time, two famous Instagram influencers go missing from the city, and Jessica is thrown into the darkest case of her career. Jessica discovers that all three have ties to a cult whose forms of worship involve unspeakable acts of cruelty and violence. As she finds herself hunting the truth about the murder and disappearances, an old threat emerges... Praise for The Witch Hunter : 'Short, sharp, present-tense chapters add to its relentless tension and a resolution as bleak as anything Poe might have conjured' - Wall St Journal 'If you only read one Nordic noir novel this autumn, make it The Witch Hunter ' - Culture Fly '[A] riveting, multi-layered debut, blending masterful police procedural with a chilling exploration of the occult' - Sara Blaedel #1 International Bestselling Author 'One of the best books I have read. Ever' - Emelie Schepp, author of Slowly We Die 'Exceptional story, exceptional characters, exceptional writing, and shocking twists - exceptional everything' - Chris Mooney, author of Blood World 'A disturbing tale of murder and madness' - Kirkus Reviews 'A rich, intensely suspenseful thriller' - Booklist Starred Review 'A riveting procedural with a deliciously creepy undertone' - Publishers Weekly Starred Review

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